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Hot Apple and Pear Cider with Vanilla in a clear mug

Hot Apple and Pear Cider with Vanilla

MAKES 6 TO 8 SERVINGS
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pears quartered
  • 4 Pink Lady apples quartered
  • 1 orange quartered
  • ½ cup cane syrup
  • 4 tablespoons vanilla extract divided
  • 2 tablespoons chopped ginger
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 4 allspice berries
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Garnish: apple slices orange slices, pear slices, cinnamon stick

Method
 

  1. Place pears, apple, orange, cane syrup, 2 tablespoons vanilla, ginger, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and cardamom into a 6-quart slow cooker. Add 8 cups water.
  2. Cover and cook on high until fruit is very soft and cider has slightly deepened in color, 4 hours.
  3. Strain cider through a fine-mesh sieve. Reduce slow cooker setting to warm and return cider mixture to slow cooker. Add remaining 2 tablespoons vanilla and lemon juice. Keep warm until ready to serve. Garnish with apple, orange, pear, and cinnamon, if desired.